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Summary
The dataset is a record of the tables in ANARE Research Notes 89: The Rotifers of Macquarie Island by H.J.G. Dartnall. Per the abstract:

Thirty-nine species (31 Monogononta and 8 Bdelloidea) are described from Macquarie Island. Thirty-eight of these are new records for the island. Included in the data are the distribution of rotifers at Macquarie Island, in fresh water and Brackish and a comparative measurement of Keratella sancta from New Zealand, Iles Kerguelen and Macquarie Island.

The fields in this dataset include:
pH
Location
Rotifers
Distribution: Present or Not found
Iles Kerguelen
Macquarie Island
New Zealand
Lorica Length
Lorica width
Length of spines

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: -54.3

S: -54.3

E: 158.57

W: 158.57

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1989-10-01 Stop Date: 1990-03-24

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Project

EBA > Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic

Access Constraints
The dataset is available for download from the URL given below or from the biodiversity database. Data also published to GBIF.

Ancillary Keywords

BDELLOIDEA BRACKISH FAUNA FRESH WATER LAGOON LAKE MACQUARIE ISLAND MONOGONONTA PLANKTONIC ROTIFERS TAXONOMY

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au Data Center Personnel Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP Distribution Size: 7.4 KB Distribution Format: .xls Fees: free

Personnel

HERBERT DARTNALL Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Role: DIF AUTHOR Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: +44 0273 84 3237 Fax: +44 27384 3237 Email: herbert_dartnall at compuserve.com Country: UNITED KINGDOM

Related URL

Link: GET DATA Description: Download point for the data Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: Public information for ASAC project 116 Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Publications/References
Dartnall, H.J.G. (1993) The Rotifers of Macquarie Island, ANARE Research Notes 89, Australian Antarctic Division

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2000-07-18 Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-04-10

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